Links and resources

Resources

Talking tips resources

Drop the dummy Christmas campaign

Drop the dummy at Easter

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Research and evaluation

Publications and National Documents

We want to make sure that we offer the families we work with advice that will help their child with their speech, language and communication. To help with this the team takes part in research and evaluation projects. Below is a selection of publications that members of our team have written or where the practice of the team has been included as examples of good practice.

Bercow: 10 Years on

A report published by the Royal Collage of Speech & Language Therapists (RCSLT) which looked into speech therapy across the country and how children living in different areas are offered support. The EISLT team was included in this as an example of good practice for supporting vulnerable children who are at risk of missing appointment in traditional therapy models.

Coaching in everyday interactions to support language development

A project we are currently working on with The Sutton Trust, University of Oxford, Hackney SLT Team and the Institute for Employment Studies. This project is being funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. The project is looking at how we can coach early years practitioners to support children to develop their language skills during everyday interactions.

SLTs experiences of working with early years practitioners to support communication development

Research produced in partnership with Nottingham Trent University about the EISLT team's experience of supporting Language Leads - early years practitioners with additional training in supporting children's language development.

Evaluation of the Language lead approach

Research produced by Nottingham Trent University, looking at the role of the Language Lead role from the practitioners' perspective. To ask for a copy, please contact the authors through the link.

Research and evaluation written and facilitated by the EISLT Team

The Role of Health Visitors in supporting all children's communication development

An article written by the EISLT team for Health Visiting teams about how to help children's early speech, language and communication development.

How Home TalkTM Can Support Children's Language Development

A research study looking at the outcomes of children who have taken part in the Home Talk service.

Supporting Early Years Practitioners' to use language supporting strategies through brief training

A research study looking at how attending Let's Interact: An adaptation of Learning Language and Loving ItTM - The Hanen Programme® for Early Childhood Educators/Teachers impacted on early years practitioners' skills in interacting with children and supporting their communication development.

Year of Evaluation

Evaluation is a powerful tool for service improvement, so we present here a warts and all report, contributed to by everyone within the EISLT team. This provides some strong evidence of what we need to continue with but also some things we need to improve upon.

Language for Life Social Media: A parents'/carers' perspective

An evaluation of  parents and carers' views of the Language for Life website and social media accounts.

 

 

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